Laser visualization

- July 3, 2024 at 2:46 am
  
  mercypham
  Subscriber
  
  Dear all,
  
  I am dealing with SLM process, I saw a paper visualize the laser behavior using ansys fluent as shown in figure below. Does anyone know how to visualize like this?
  
  Thank you all.
- July 4, 2024 at 10:17 am
  
  Rob
  Forum Moderator
  
  That looks like either pathlines or particle tracks. How was the laser implemented in the paper?
- July 9, 2024 at 5:22 am
  
  mercypham
  Subscriber
  
  Thank you for your reply.
  In the paper, the method for this simulation is the laser-powder bed energy coupling is implemented by a ray-tracing algorithm.
- July 9, 2024 at 1:13 pm
  
  Rob
  Forum Moderator
  
  OK, and how did you plan on doing that in Fluent? We can't post process light rays like that.